The Survivors of the De Soto Expedition


 Caro, Alonso. Son of Heman Caro and Elvira Lopez, citizens
of Valencia de la Torre, SR-308. According to Smith-294, there
was a survivor with this name from Almendralejo which is a town
near this Valencia.

 Caro, Alonso. Another soldier with the same name, this was
the son of Juan Garcia Caro and Maria Hemandez, citizens of
Medellin, SR-297. His name appears among the survivors as being
from Medellin, Smith-294.

 Carranza, Luis de. One survivor of the expedition is listed as
Carrance, Smith-292, while Garcilaso de la Vega mentioned one
Juan de Carranza from Sevilla. However, the most likely name of
this conqueror is Luis, as he signed and called himself in 1545.39
In that year Luis de Carranza declared in Mexico that he was from
Sevilla, now a resident of the city of Mexico, and 23 years old. He
had known Baltasar de Gallegos, one of de Soto's men and in
whose probanza he was witnessing for eight years. He saw
Gallegos making the necessary preparations in Sevilla to depart for
Florida, including the purchasing of goods and the acquisition of
several black slaves and horses. Both Gallegos and the witness
finally reached Florida in the de Soto armada, where they
remained exploring the land for several years. After the death of
the governor, they decided to leave the land and, dressed as they
were in animal skins, they reached Mexico. Carranza asserted that
Gallegos always behaved like a noble. He signed his deposition.

 Carrasco, Juan. Son of Martin Hemandez and Leonor Diez,
citizens of Oliva. According to Smith-293, there was one survivor
of the same name who was a tailor from Jerez or Villanueva. There
is an Oliva quite close to Jerez and Villanueva, all in Extremadura
province, where many of de Soto's men were born.


 Carrauz. A survivor from Torrejon, Smith-295.

 Carrion. Another survivor, this one from Ubeda or Baeza,
Smith-296.


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